Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has raved about Gunners midfielder Mohamed Elneny.
Mikel Arteta has said that Arsenal defensive midfielder Mohamed Elneny is the glue for the team.
Arteta made the comments about the Egypt international while giving an update on his injury.
The 31-year-old has been on the sidelines since picking up a serious knee injury in training back in January 2023.
Mikel Arteta on Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny
Arsenal manager Arteta has said that Elneny is back training with the team and has outlined the importance of the £55,000-a-week (Spotrac) midfielder who hardly plays even when he is fit.
Arteta said about Elneny, as quoted in Football.London: “He has been training with us, he had a little niggle in his hamstring a few weeks ago and he is back in training now.
“Obviously it’s been a long-term injury, the latter stages of that rehab right now and then it’s about building momentum and game time with him.
“I always said he’s our glue player, he’s the one that brings everybody together, sticks everybody together, he’s a really important player for me in the squad and I am delighted to have him.”
Mohamed Elneny a squad player for Arsenal under Mikel Arteta
In our view, Mohamed Elneny is never going to become an important player for Arsenal under manager Mikel Arteta, at least on the pitch.
Arsenal have enough quality midfielders.
While Elneny did well for the Gunners in the past, he is nothing more than a squad player at the North London club now.
It is harsh but true.
Elneny has made 88 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career.
The Egyptian midfielder has scored one goal and given five assists in those games.
The 31-year-old has been on the books of Arsenal since 2016 and spent the 2019-20 season on loan at Besiktas.
Elneny is under contract at Arsenal until the summer of 2024.
Before his injury last season, the midfielder managed just one start and four substitute appearances in the Premier League, while in 2021-22, Elneny made eight starts and six substitute appearances in the league for Arsenal.
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